Welcome to the Bay Area Chapter of SID
The Society for Information Display
March Seminar
BOE Enabling Next Generation Displays
Scott Birnbaum
CEO BOE Technology America
Wednesday, March 15, 2023. 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM PDT
March 15, 2023
Presentation Abstract
This session explores BOE’s ADS Pro LCD innovation and advanced MLED technologies that are driving the next generation of displays. We will delve into two of these innovations in this session.
First, we will explore ADS Pro, a high-end industry-leading LCD technology solution that was independently developed with BOE’s own intellectual property. We will detail how ADS Pro enables full viewing angles, hard screen touch, and ultra-high refresh rates, bringing a new world of smooth and vivid display experiences.
Next, we will dive into α-MLED. Alpha denotes innovation, which is a novel LED display application solution based on glass substrate semiconductor technology with active matrix driving, and advanced micro-scale packaging technology. α-MLED is another industry-leading technology pioneered by BOE based on the advantages of cutting-edge performance, low flicker, and seamless assembly, bringing users the ultimate immersive experience.
Scott Birnbaum
Scott is the North American CEO for BOE, a world leading IoT company and the world’s largest display manufacturer, providing more than one out of every four displays around the world. Scott is concurrently the CEO of MORF AI, a Silicon Valley tech up startup, global gallery, and Hollywood artistic studio delivering fine art to digital screens.
Scott led Samsung’s multi-billion-dollar display business in the Americas for more than a decade and now is on the governing board of XSamsung, a recently formed global Samsung alumni organization.
Scott entered the display industry nearly thirty years ago at Sharp where he pioneered partner display integration programs.
Scott is a driver of industry megatrends like the vidification of devices, bringing the movie theater experience to homes and pockets everywhere and enabling TVs that double as art galleries.
Having a strong fascination with travel, his escapades include running with the Olympic Torch in China, the thrill of being chased by monkeys in Malaysia, and being thrust inside one of the world’s biggest waterfalls in South America. Tapping into his passions for cycling and helping kids, Scott and his son biked 550 miles from San Jose to Los Angeles raising money and awareness for St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.
BA-SID Seminar Details
Date: Wednesday, March 15, 2023
Time: 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Webinar ID: 946-874-091
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Seminar Location – New Location
NGK Venture Labs
3979 Freedom Circle, Suite #401
Santa Clara, CA 95054
Please join us at NGK Venture Labs to watch the presentation.
The webinar will run in parallel with the in-person event as it did prior to the start of COVID19.
Networking Event
Join BASID for networking at Giovanni’s pizza after the event!
Pizza and beverages will be sponsored by BASID. Limited capacity of 65.
Time: 7:30pm to 9:00pm
Location: Giovanni’s New York Pizzeria, 1127 Lawrence Expy, Sunnyvale, CA 94089
Dong-Su Kim
BA-SID Professional Person Spotlight
Dong-Su Kim
Dong-Su Kim, Ph.D. is the CEO of LG Technology Ventures. He has over thirty years of investment, strategy, planning, and technology experience. LG Technology Ventures was established in 2018 as the venture capital investment arm of the LG Group of South Korea. As the founding CEO, Dong-Su established the fund structure, hired key people, and initiated investment operations. Currently, LG Technology Ventures is managing over $480 million of fund assets and invests in early-stage information technology, automotive, manufacturing, life-sciences, energy, and advanced materials companies. Portfolio companies include Arcellx, Deel, Element Energy, Forge Nano, H2O.ai, Lygos, May Mobility, Moloco, and SES.ai.
Previously, Dong-Su was Vice President and GM of Samsung Ventures America where he managed offices in Menlo Park, Boston, London, and Tel Aviv. He has led the investment of over thirty companies in diverse sectors including semiconductors (Soft Machines, Verisilicon, Wave Computing), equipment (DCG Systems, IMS, Reno Subsystems), materials (Nanosys, NexPlanar, Voltaix), and storage systems (Pure Storage).
Prior to joining Samsung Ventures, he was a Director at Asia Evolution, an investment bank in Korea covering mid-market financing, private placement, and M&As.
Before that, he was a Director at Technology Strategy Office of Samsung Electronics. As the CTO’s staff, he was responsible for strategic venture investments and technology alliances. He also worked in technology planning for Samsung’s Telecom R&D center, responsible for discovering new research topics. Dong-Su started his professional career as a Technical Leader at Samsung Fiber Optics Business Unit in development of fiber optic components.
His past Board Director appointments include Datera, Digital Specialty Chemicals, Femtometrix, Inpria, Reno Subsystems, SBA Materials, SVXR, D2S, DCG Systems (acquired by FEI), NexPlanar (acquired by Cabot), Voltaix (acquired by Air Liquide), Panasas, and Pixtronix (acquired by Qualcomm). Dong-Su also served on the Investment Advisory Committee for Sierra Ventures.
Dong-Su has M.A. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Princeton University, and B.S. with Honors in Applied Physics from California Institute of Technology.